16 seconds ago 2009-12-09T18:05:02-08:00
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – No such thing as ghosts, right? But a lonely lighthouse can look a little spooky on a foggy coastline above the pounding waves. The October issue of Coastal Living magazine describes six lighthouses with haunted legends. They are:
_Heceta Head Lighthouse in Yachats, Ore., now a bed-and-breakfast that claims a ghost known as the Grey Lady.
_Owls Head Light, Owls Head, Maine, where the spirit of an old sea captain is said to keep an eye on the place.
_Point Lookout Light, Scotland, Md., located on the site of what was once a hospital and Civil War prison camp, with soldiers' graves nearby.
_St. Simons Island Lighthouse, St. Simons Island, Ga., where one lighthouse keeper shot another in the 19th century and later residents claimed to hear the victim's footsteps.
_Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, Gasparilla Island, Fla., where colorful tales of the supernatural include one about a headless princess.
_Point Big Sur Lightstation, Big Sur, Calif., which boasts stories of not just one ghost but a half-dozen.
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